Ranking · Hospitals

Hospitals with the longest emergency room visits

Median time patients spent in the emergency department, from arrival until they left, for patients treated and sent home.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Medicare Care Compare. We refresh our information from this source. About our data

#HospitalLocationMedian time in the ER before leavingStars
1Loma Linda University Medical CenterLoma Linda, CA413 min★★★★★4
2Manati Medical Center Dr Otero LopezManati, PR381 min★★★★★1
3Medstar Washington Hospital CenterWashington, DC377 min★★★★★3
4Rush University Medical CenterChicago, IL370 min★★★★★5
5Harris HealthHouston, TX367 min★★★★★3
6Medstar Franklin Square Medical CenterRosedale, MD367 min★★★★★3
7University Health SystemSan Antonio, TX366 min★★★★★3
8Medstar Georgetown University HospitalWashington, DC365 min★★★★★3
9Grady Memorial HospitalAtlanta, GA357 min★★★★★2
10Medstar Southern Maryland Hospital CenterClinton, MD356 min★★★★★2
11Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles, CA355 min★★★★★5
12Northwestern Memorial HospitalChicago, IL350 min★★★★★5
13Doctors Center Hospital Carolina LLCCarolina, PR347 minNot rated
14University of Michigan Health SystemAnn Arbor, MI345 min★★★★★4
15George Washington Univ HospitalWashington, DC345 min★★★★★2
16St Peter's HospitalAlbany, NY341 min★★★★★2
17Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBoston, MA336 min★★★★★3
18Ssm Health Saint Louis University HospitalSaint Louis, MO335 min★★★★★1
19Crozer Chester Medical CenterUpland, PA331 min★★★★★1
20Phoebe Putney Memorial HospitalAlbany, GA330 min★★★★★2
21University of California Davis Medical CenterSacramento, CA328 min★★★★★4
22Doctors Center Hospital Orlando Health DoradoDorado, PR328 min★★★★★2
23University Medical Center New OrleansNew Orleans, LA327 min★★★★★2
24Penn Presbyterian Medical CenterPhiladelphia, PA326 min★★★★★4
25Erie County Medical CenterBuffalo, NY325 min★★★★★2
26College Medical CenterLong Beach, CA322 min★★★★★3
27Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical CenterBaltimore, MD322 min★★★★★3
28Lac/Olive View-UCLA Medical CenterSylmar, CA320 min★★★★★2
29Uci Health-OrangeOrange, CA318 min★★★★★4
30Duke University HospitalDurham, NC317 min★★★★★5
31Ohio State University State Health SystemColumbus, OH317 min★★★★★3
32Emory University HospitalAtlanta, GA316 min★★★★★4
33Jefferson Health- NortheastPhiladelphia, PA316 min★★★★★2
34Holy Cross HospitalSilver Spring, MD314 min★★★★★2
35Lac/Harbor-UCLA Med CenterTorrance, CA313 min★★★★★1
36Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical CenterLos Angeles, CA312 min★★★★★4
37Banner - University Medical Center Tucson CampusTucson, AZ311 min★★★★★3
38Sibley Memorial HospitalWashington, DC310 min★★★★★5
39University of Maryland Medical CenterBaltimore, MD309 min★★★★★3
40Johns Hopkins Hospital, theBaltimore, MD308 min★★★★★5
41University of Kansas HospitalKansas City, KS307 min★★★★★5
42Mercy Hospital of BuffaloBuffalo, NY307 min★★★★★2
43The University HospitalNewark, NJ307 min★★★★★1
44Henry Ford Macomb HospitalClinton Township, MI306 min★★★★★3
45Kern Medical CenterBakersfield, CA306 min★★★★★1
46Highland HospitalRochester, NY304 min★★★★★3
47Riddle Memorial HospitalMedia, PA302 min★★★★★4
48St Barnabas HospitalBronx, NY301 min★★★★★1
49Brigham and Women's HospitalBoston, MA300 min★★★★★5
50Ut of Texas Southwestern University Hospital - William P. Clements Jr.Dallas, TX300 min★★★★★4
51Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hosp & Trauma CtrSan Francisco, CA300 min★★★★★2
52Main Line Hospital LankenauWynnewood, PA299 min★★★★★4
53Edward W Sparrow HospitalLansing, MI299 min★★★★★3
54Mercy Hospital SpringfieldSpringfield, MO299 min★★★★★3
55Unity HospitalRochester, NY299 min★★★★★2
56Harborview Medical CenterSeattle, WA299 min★★★★★2
57University of Illinois Hospital and ClinicsChicago, IL298 min★★★★★4
58Jefferson Einstein Montgomery HospitalEast Norriton, PA297 min★★★★★4
59Saratoga HospitalSaratoga Springs, NY296 min★★★★★3
60Adventist Healthcare White Oak Medical CenterSilver Spring, MD296 min★★★★★3
61The University of Chicago Medical CenterChicago, IL295 min★★★★★4
62Parkland Health & Hospital SystemDallas, TX295 min★★★★★3
63Vassar Brothers Medical CenterPoughkeepsie, NY295 min★★★★★3
64The Miriam HospitalProvidence, RI294 min★★★★★4
65Regional One HealthMemphis, TN294 min★★★★★1
66John H Stroger Jr HospitalChicago, IL293 min★★★★★2
67Providence Little Company of Mary Med Ctr TorranceTorrance, CA291 min★★★★★5
68University Hospital S U N Y Health Science CenterSyracuse, NY291 min★★★★★3
69Umass Memorial Medical Center/University CampusWorcester, MA291 min★★★★★3
70Elliot HospitalManchester, NH291 min★★★★★2
71Hospital of Univ of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA290 min★★★★★5
72Emory University Hospital MidtownAtlanta, GA289 min★★★★★2
73Ecu Health Medical CenterGreenville, NC289 min★★★★★2
74Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, MA288 min★★★★★5
75Piedmont Fayette HospitalFayetteville, GA286 min★★★★★3
76Los Angeles General Medical CenterLos Angeles, CA286 min★★★★★2
77Baystate Medical CenterSpringfield, MA286 min★★★★★2
78Saint Francis Medical CenterPeoria, IL286 min★★★★★2
79University of Arkansas Medical SciencesLittle Rock, AR285 min★★★★★2
80Ns/Lij Hs Southside HospitalBay Shore, NY284 min★★★★★3
81Memorialcare Long Beach Medical CenterLong Beach, CA284 min★★★★★2
82New York-Presbyterian/QueensFlushing, NY280 min★★★★★5
83Pennsylvania HospitalPhiladelphia, PA280 min★★★★★4
84Presbyterian HospitalAlbuquerque, NM280 min★★★★★2
85El Centro Regional Medical CenterEl Centro, CA279 min★★★★★1
86Bayamon Medical CenterBayamon, PR279 minNot rated
87University of Virginia Medical CenterCharlottesville, VA278 min★★★★★4
88Elmhurst Hospital CenterElmhurst, NY278 min★★★★★2
89Barnes Jewish HospitalSaint Louis, MO277 min★★★★★4
90Hospital Menonita GuayamaGuayama, PR277 minNot rated
91Stanford Health CareStanford, CA276 min★★★★★5
92UCSF Medical CenterSan Francisco, CA276 min★★★★★4
93Peacehealth Southwest Medical CenteVancouver, WA275 min★★★★★3
94Froedtert Memorial Lutheran HospitalMilwaukee, WI275 min★★★★★3
95St Francis Hospital & Medical CenterHartford, CT275 min★★★★★2
96Loyola University Medical CenterMaywood, IL275 min★★★★★2
97Mercy Medical CtrSpringfield, MA275 min★★★★★2
98Milford Regional Medical CenterMilford, MA274 min★★★★★4
99Allegheny General HospitalPittsburgh, PA274 min★★★★★3
100Hmhp St Elizabeth Boardman Health CenterBoardman, OH274 min★★★★★2

How this ranking works

Ranked by CMS measure OP-18b (median minutes in the ED before departure). A ranking is a starting point, not a recommendation. Open each facility page for the full picture.